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無人不曉

简无人不晓 · 繁無人不曉

Mandarin · pinyin wú rén bù xiǎo

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
曉: Look up this written character
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
晓: xiǎo · dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit

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2–2–4–3 · wu2 ren2 bu4 xiao3

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